transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈläb-stər ]
noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English loppestre, from loppe spider
Date: before 12th century
1. : any of a family (Nephropidae and especially Homarus americanus ) of large edible marine decapod crustaceans that have stalked eyes, a pair of large claws, and a long abdomen and that include species from coasts on both sides of the North Atlantic and from the Cape of Good Hope
2. : spiny lobster
• lob·ster·like -ˌlīk adjective
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lobster 1
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